September 09, 2019

South Kivu: 20 people vaccinated against Ebola in Mwenga

Twenty people from Basile chiefdom in Mwenga territory, South Kivu, were vaccinated against Ebola virus on Sunday (September 8th) in Chowe. According to Basile's traditional leader, Kalenga Riziki, the goal is to prevent the spread of this disease in the territory.

"There are at least 20 people who have accepted to be vaccinated: the customary authorities, in this case myself who speaks to you, the group leaders, the village chiefs and also the health staff, who are in the process of being vaccinated. first line of treatments against this disease," said the traditional leader Kalenga Riziki.

He says he was vaccinated "to lead by example".

"I must go up to our population that before this disease, it is not a question of waiting, to start counting deaths in our entity when there was reason to be able to prevent the disease," said the same traditional chef.

The Ebola response team sensitized and vaccinated Sunday 8 September the population against the Ebola virus disease in Chowe.

Four cases of Ebola in Mambasa

In addition, four new positive Ebola cases were recorded during the week of 2 September in the Mambasa Health Zone. Among the victims, there is a woman of about 40 who died Sunday in Mambasa.

According to Christophe Shako, the Ituri response coordinator, the three people identified as high-risk contacts, are receiving treatment at the Makayanga treatment center in Komanda.

He adds that these patients have escaped the response team after death a week ago from a woman, wife of a soldier in Mambasa-center.

Christophe Shako indicates that forty-two cases including fifteen deaths have already been recorded since July to date in the health zone of Mambasa.

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Twenty people from Basile chiefdom in Mwenga territory, South Kivu, were vaccinated against Ebola virus on Sunday (September 8th) in Chowe. According to Basile's traditional leader, Kalenga Riziki, the goal is to prevent the spread of this disease in the territory.

"There are at least 20 people who have accepted to be vaccinated: the customary authorities, in this case myself who speaks to you, the group leaders, the village chiefs and also the health staff, who are in the process of being vaccinated. first line of treatments against this disease," said the traditional leader Kalenga Riziki.

He says he was vaccinated "to lead by example".

"I must go up to our population that before this disease, it is not a question of waiting, to start counting deaths in our entity when there was reason to be able to prevent the disease," said the same traditional chef.

The Ebola response team sensitized and vaccinated Sunday 8 September the population against the Ebola virus disease in Chowe.

Four cases of Ebola in Mambasa

In addition, four new positive Ebola cases were recorded during the week of 2 September in the Mambasa Health Zone. Among the victims, there is a woman of about 40 who died Sunday in Mambasa.

According to Christophe Shako, the Ituri response coordinator, the three people identified as high-risk contacts, are receiving treatment at the Makayanga treatment center in Komanda.

He adds that these patients have escaped the response team after death a week ago from a woman, wife of a soldier in Mambasa-center.

Christophe Shako indicates that forty-two cases including fifteen deaths have already been recorded since July to date in the health zone of Mambasa.